Originally Posted by
rcfd13
Horizon has a higher pay scale but they're such a small wholly owned company that comparing Skywest/Expressjet to Horizon is kind of silly. They only fly for Alaska and only in a small market and only on one airframe. AWAC has about the same payscale as Skywest but again pays union dues so I probably have about the same if not more take home pay. I doubt most FOs make enough money to itemize and take advantage of the deductions. I've never been able to itemize on my taxes so when people say "it's a tax write off!" to me it just goes in one ear and out the other. I can't write it off anyway so I see it as a disadvantage.
You guys, Endeavor and Eagle all seem to hate ALPA. How can all of you sit there and say "ALPA is screwing us" yet get mad at Skywest pilots for not voting in ALPA. You're basically saying "we hate ALPA but we hate you more for not hating ALPA with us!" I see it as a huge conflict of intestest to have ALPA represent me while their salaries are paid by UA and DL pilots dues. I'd probably vote yes on some kind of regional airline union but I'd never vote yes on ALPA.
Ok, first, I never said anything about ALPA. Also, many people, especially if you have any mortgage interest, will itemize. Still, you totally ignore the fact that you coat tail ALL safety initiatives that unions have pushed through. Again, very telling of a pilot group.
Next, you quoted me before my edit to include envoy. But regardless, if you are going to use pilot group size as your weak excuse, then there are no other pilot groups that are the size of Skywest. In fact, the small size of these pilot groups like awac and horizon only make the comparison worse in your case. When you have 3300 pilots, as opposed to 500, you have economies of scale, more to spread your cost, making the unit price lower, especially when you are talking about comparing two senior pilot groups like awac and horizon whose longevity only exacerbates their unit cost. Regardless, awac, horizon, envoy, and xjt has much better retirement and healthcare. That was my main point, that you are wrong what you say "all" regionals have crappy retirement and health care. I've pointed out that both small and large pilot groups have both of those.
Originally Posted by
Electra
Now cue Nevets switching to the tired union mantra of ”it's up to the individual MEC”” to excuse for ALPA failures in 3, 2, 1...
The fact is that it is up to each individual MEC. For example, if the PSA and PDT MECs wouldnt have entertained concessions, the pilots would've never gotten to vote on the deal.
Originally Posted by
amcnd
^problem is there is no such thing. And until one is inplace and proven, it won't stand a chance at SkyWest...
Why do you guys have to coat tail ride everything? Until one is in place, then you'll vote for it? You want to wait for someone else to do it for you AGAIN? Geesh, at least you guys are honest and unapologetic about it.